A BREADy Sunday
I’m so full. Why? I’ve just stuffed on my effort. 2 loaves of densed bread which took me the whole day to bake. It’s also the reason I went to the local Tesco for yeasts and flour. Surprisingly, no yeast could be found there, no yeasts in a hypermarket? How could it be. Actually it’s not only in Tesco, I couldn’t find it in Billion and Giant as well. Finally, I got it at the grocery.
Hmm..? This bread seemed not a basic bread. I did not realize it required 2 eggs and luckily the grocery was open again this morning, Sunday morning that is.
So, with the piggies still in bed, I started my labour. Getting my hand dirty kneading the sticky dough, stickier then anything I’ve touched. That was a total mess. Imagine having both hands with sticky,slimy dough and getting anything to scrap it off will only mess more.
In the end , I still don’t really know what went wrong. Did I overproof? No. I waited till it doubled it size and punched it down as required. Did I not wait long enough for the second proofing? Maybe. But how if I overproofed and the gluten breaks? But I did follow the timing, and even extended a bit. Did I preheat the oven? Yes. Right temp.? Yes.
Results, hard crust on the outer layer which I desire, but kinda densed inside. Soft? Still ok. Just the dense texture is frustrating. It didn’t sound hollow when it’s cooked. Sounded ‘thub’, ‘thub’. At that moment, I already sensed failure. It’s not the first time, my bread came out densed. Could it be bakers outside used a higher quality flour, the so called hard wheat flour? One which forms strong gluten for optimum proofing? Or could it be due to lousy recipes? Or it’s just the not so pro me? heheh…
Alright, nobody can bake perfect with just a few trials. Practice makes perfect, right? OK, I’m gonna be my own product developer here. Maybe I should try with some adjustments and observe the results. That’s something to look forward to for another baking adventure.
As for now, is anyone out there interested to try my bread? Absolutely FOC. I don’t normally offer. Please don’t miss this great opportunity.
Come on, break me free from feeding on bread for the coming few days, densed bread that is. SOB….
